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  • Radio Romania 91

    Radio Romania 91

    This Friday Radio Romania celebrates
    91 years of existence. ‘Hello, hello, this is Radio Bucharest’ were the first
    words aired by this radio station on November 1st 1928, part of the
    first broadcast by the Radiotelephony Broadcasting Corporation in Romania.






    The words were uttered by the then
    president of the aforementioned institution Dragomir Hurmuzescu, who was also the
    founding father of the Romanian radiophony. Along the years Radio Romania broadcast
    messages from leading figures who had their impact upon the country’s history.






    Designed to be a means of
    information, education and entertainment, the Romanian public radio has been
    broadcasting for 91 years now adjusting its editorial policies and surviving
    the radical regime changes that took place during its existence, from the
    democratic system between the two world wars, to the right-wing dictatorship
    around WWll, or the communist dictatorship that followed.






    Radio Romania celebrates 91st
    years of uninterrupted public service and broadcasts, 91 years of hard work and
    sacrifices but also of satisfactions in the sustained process of building the trust
    and confidence the station enjoys today, the institution’s president and
    director general Georgica Severin said on this occasion.






    ‘Either we speak about the accurate
    news on various daily events, the cultural broadcasts, the programmes devoted
    to theatre plays from national and world dramaturgy, or concerts and
    performances given by radio orchestras and choirs, this uninterrupted, relentless
    work has been always based on professionalism and respect for listeners’, Georgica
    Severin went on to say.






    Besides its well-known channels, News
    and Current Affairs, Culture, Music and the Village Antenna, Radio Romania also
    boasts several regional and local stations, as well as the online channels
    devoted to children and young people.






    The Romanian Public radio started
    to broadcast for listeners abroad as early as the 1930s and is currently
    broadcasting in 11 foreign languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, Hebrew, French,
    German, Italian, Serbian, Spanish, Russian and Ukrainian as well as in the
    Aromanian dialect.






    On its 91th anniversary, Radio
    Romania scheduled a concert given by the National Radio Orchestra as well as an
    exhibition on its premises, which can be visited until November 5th under
    the suggestive title ‘Afghanistan, Faces of War’. The exhibition has on display
    photos taken by Radio Romania’s correspondent in that country Ilie Pintea.






    The exhibition was inaugurated in
    Los Angeles under the high patronage of the country’s General Consulate in Los
    Angeles and the Cultural Institute in Bucharest in 2018 when Romania celebrated
    its 100th anniversary.




    (translated by bill)



  • Radio Romania 91

    Radio Romania 91

    This Friday Radio Romania celebrates
    91 years of existence. ‘Hello, hello, this is Radio Bucharest’ were the first
    words aired by this radio station on November 1st 1928, part of the
    first broadcast by the Radiotelephony Broadcasting Corporation in Romania.






    The words were uttered by the then
    president of the aforementioned institution Dragomir Hurmuzescu, who was also the
    founding father of the Romanian radiophony. Along the years Radio Romania broadcast
    messages from leading figures who had their impact upon the country’s history.






    Designed to be a means of
    information, education and entertainment, the Romanian public radio has been
    broadcasting for 91 years now adjusting its editorial policies and surviving
    the radical regime changes that took place during its existence, from the
    democratic system between the two world wars, to the right-wing dictatorship
    around WWll, or the communist dictatorship that followed.






    Radio Romania celebrates 91st
    years of uninterrupted public service and broadcasts, 91 years of hard work and
    sacrifices but also of satisfactions in the sustained process of building the trust
    and confidence the station enjoys today, the institution’s president and
    director general Georgica Severin said on this occasion.






    ‘Either we speak about the accurate
    news on various daily events, the cultural broadcasts, the programmes devoted
    to theatre plays from national and world dramaturgy, or concerts and
    performances given by radio orchestras and choirs, this uninterrupted, relentless
    work has been always based on professionalism and respect for listeners’, Georgica
    Severin went on to say.






    Besides its well-known channels, News
    and Current Affairs, Culture, Music and the Village Antenna, Radio Romania also
    boasts several regional and local stations, as well as the online channels
    devoted to children and young people.






    The Romanian Public radio started
    to broadcast for listeners abroad as early as the 1930s and is currently
    broadcasting in 11 foreign languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, Hebrew, French,
    German, Italian, Serbian, Spanish, Russian and Ukrainian as well as in the
    Aromanian dialect.






    On its 91th anniversary, Radio
    Romania scheduled a concert given by the National Radio Orchestra as well as an
    exhibition on its premises, which can be visited until November 5th under
    the suggestive title ‘Afghanistan, Faces of War’. The exhibition has on display
    photos taken by Radio Romania’s correspondent in that country Ilie Pintea.






    The exhibition was inaugurated in
    Los Angeles under the high patronage of the country’s General Consulate in Los
    Angeles and the Cultural Institute in Bucharest in 2018 when Romania celebrated
    its 100th anniversary.




    (translated by bill)



  • March 7, 2019 UPDATE

    March 7, 2019 UPDATE

    VISIT On the last day of her visit to
    Brussels, Romania’s Prime Minister Viorica Dancila met the EU chief negotiator
    for Brexit, Michel Barnier as Britain has to leave the bloc on March 29th.
    Talks focused on protecting the rights of the European citizens. On Wednesday,
    the first day of her visit, the Romanian Prime Minister had a meeting with the
    First Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans. The two
    officials tackled the latest amendments to justice laws in Romania and
    Timmermans voiced his increasing concern about the latest developments in
    issues related to the Mechanism of Cooperation and Verification for Romania.
    The two officials have agreed that experts from Romania and the European
    Commission get together next week for talks on the aforementioned amendments.














    DNA Laura
    Codruta Kovesi, former head of Romania’s main anti-corruption agency DNA, on
    Thursday was being heard by prosecutors of the Section for Investigating the
    Magistrates. Kovesi said that she had been summoned for hearings in a file and she
    was announced that she was suspect in a second penal file. According to her,
    she was announced that she would have allegedly coordinated an organised group made
    up of DNA prosecutors. Kovesi also said that during the notification procedure,
    she had all her rights violated by the prosecutor in charge of the case. She
    mentioned among the infringements the fact that she had been handed over
    unsigned documents. Kovesi was summoned at the aforementioned section on
    Thursday for being heard in a file where she was accused of abuse of office,
    bribery and false testimony. Kovesi has rejected all allegations. We recall
    that Laura Codruta Kovesi is running for the position of Europe’s Chief Prosecutor.
    In late February she was interviewed by the CONT and LIBE commissions in the
    European Parliament for this position and mustered the largest number of votes in
    both commissions. The European Chief Prosecutor, who is to head the European
    Public Prosecutor’s Office, is to be appointed by the European Parliament and
    the Council.






    AGREEMENT A cooperation agreement between Radio RAI and Radio Romania was
    signed in Rome on Thursday by the RAI chief Fabrizio Salini and by Georgica
    Severin, president and director general of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting
    Corporation (SRR). The agreement with RAI comes after the one in December with
    Radio France and according to the SRR chief, Radio Romania’s negotiations with
    the BBC are in an advanced stage. Severing also went on to say that Radio RAI
    is interested in developing programmes for the Romanian community in Italy. With
    more than one million people, the Romanians are Italy’s largest ethnic minority.






    (translated by bill)